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Virtual Museum Tours: Ready to Take Kids on a Field Trip?

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. English, Science, Social Studies, and the Arts are Included. Collections – these are objects and items photographed from museums organized by category. The list of museums is long and growing and is a joy to see.

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Awesome SCIENCE Toys to Gift

Chillax Science

The holidays are over and my family is already back in the swing of the school calendar. So in this blog post, I am sharing with you six of my favorite science toys that won’t break the bank and will make your kid the super star. Here is a blog post about when toys don’t entertain our children. I mean, hopefully.

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Going Digital in the Age of Distance Learning

Amy Brown Science

What items at Amy Brown Science have been updated with new digital formats? Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer : This very simple, two-page graphic organizer has become one of the best study and review techniques that I use in my science classes. Check out The Cornell Lab: Science and Nature for Cooped Up Kids.

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6 Sustainable Self-Care Tips for Teachers

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. My hope is by being open about my own struggles and by bringing in the research that this show and blog post will help all of us teachers take better care of ourselves. We have families. In the real world of teaching, answers aren't always easy.

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Positioning Universities to Recruit and Train STEM Teachers Who Stay in Rural Schools: A Collaborative Approach

National Science Foundation

From smaller class sizes to smaller communities, they offer the potential for teachers to foster ties with students and families (Barley & Brigham, 2008; Monk, 2007). Rural science and mathematics teachers may be the only teacher in their discipline and may not have colleagues teaching the same subject.

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Near-Viral Videos to Start Students on Cybersecurity Career Paths

Start-Engineering

Schools, companies, and families all under a steady threat of online attack or exploitation from unexpected directions. The videos fall into a rough sequence of categories: What people mean by “cybersecurity” as both an individual effort and possible career path. Want to receive blog updates by email? Eric Iversen.

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An Idea for Standards-Based Grading with 3D Science Standards (Part 4 of a series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

Students are doing this work through the practices and crosscutting concepts, which are condensed into five main categories noted across the top. These categories are: · Framing the Science – This category combines the practices of Asking Questions and Defining Problems with Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information.

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